Have you seen the news? Microsoft has signaled that future Xbox consoles will run Windows, which points to one big possible future: gaming PCs may soon be taking the living room by storm. It sounds like the next Xbox will run Steam games, too. Meanwhile, at CES 2025, Valve’s Pierre-Loup Griffais told PCWorld that going […]

The most surprising thing about Govee’s colorful smart lamp with a speaker built-in is that we didn’t get something like this sooner. We’ve had color-changing smart home lights that sync to music via an app, and we’ve had Bluetooth speakers with RGB lights — putting the two together feels like the natural next step. The

At a glance Expert’s Rating Pros The overall best skimmer at capturing debris in our tests Huge filter basket Remote control allows for manual steering when needed Cons Extremely loud Blunt operation; runs into the wall Constantly Weak battery life Our Verdict Wybot’s solar skimmer does a surprisingly good job of grabbing leaves off the

Framework finally made a touchscreen laptop, and the convertible 2-in-1 is one of the coolest-looking computers ever made. It doesn’t have top-tier specs, but its two-year-old 13th Gen Intel Core i3 processor isn’t on its last legs just yet. Like Framework’s Laptop 13, the new Laptop 12 has modular ports and fully repairable innards. And

A year ago, Microsoft hyped Copilot+ PCs as the next big thing. Twelve months later, it’s hard not to see them as one of the tech industry’s more significant flops. The question is whether they’ll stay that way. Many Copilot+ PCs began shipping on June 18, 2024, about a month after Microsoft announced the program

A splash of color? Think bigger. With its latest light, Signify-owned Philips Hue is looking to wash your walls with a multicolored glow. Also: The promised Hue AI chatbot is making its debut in a handful of countries.  Available now, the $220 Philips Hue Play wall washer is a squat cylindrical module with a “transparent

TL;DR: Microsoft Visual Studio Professional 2022 is down to just $27.97 (reg. $499), giving you access to premium development tools without the premium price tag. Whether you’re building your first app or managing large-scale software projects, having the right tools makes all the difference. Visual Studio Professional 2022 gives developers a powerful, flexible environment for writing, debugging, testing, and

Whenever Peak Design releases a new product, whether it’s a backpack, a camera strap, or even a wallet, I’m always looking forward to seeing what kind of genius engineering tweaks the San Francisco-based company came up with. And while there are some clever tricks here, the newly released line of video tripods is more about

A new attack on the TPM security module inside many popular Ryzen processors has prompted AMD to send out a new firmware update to its customers, along with a recommendation that you update your PC as soon as possible. AMD’s security notification (as seen by VideoCardz over the weekend) refers to a discovery made by

Lenovo’s groundbreaking ThinkBook Plus Gen 6 laptop, with a screen that can be “unrolled” to provide additional screen space, now has a ship date as well as an official price. Lenovo’s rollable, which we saw at CES 2025 and was named among the Best of CES 2025, will ship on June 19 for $3,499 and